German Civilians Flee as Red Army Advances in East Prussia
London dispatch reports imminent fall of Gumbinnen as German civilians evacuate the area ahead of advancing Soviet forces. Moscow claims Red Army captured nearby Grunweitschen and Gudinn with fighting near Gumbinnen. Berlin says Russians suffer heavy losses but press on along the Kaunas-Konigsberg corridor as battles extend across central Europe.
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London
Gumbinnen
Moscow
Red Army
Grunweitschen
Guddinn
Konigsberg
East Prussia
Kaunas
Berlin
Augustow
Niemen River
Finland
Petsamo
Kirkenes
Munkacs
Mukacevo
Hungary
Transylvania
Ruthenia
Szolnok
Budapest
Warsaw
Vistula
Chutist From Amarillo Leads Holland Jump
Capt. Cleveland R. Fitzgerald of Amarillo led a jump with American paratroopers landing in Holland on Sunday September 17. The Stars and Stripes dispatch by Herb Palmer recounts the crossing of the German front line with heavy flak and fire as Fitzgerald prepared for his 47th jump, while Palmer became the first Allied soldier to enter Eindhoven.
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Clevela R. Fitzgerald
Amarillo
Holland
Sars and Stripes
Pearl Gould
Parker Street
James B. Gould
Medical Department
England
Herb Palmer
Stars and Stripes
Eindhoven
Palmer
Cleveland R. Fitzgerald
Shrine Groups Head to Lubbock for Intercity Welcome
Shrine groups from Khiva Temple of the Mystic Shrine plan a delegation to greet the South Plains Shrine Club in Lubbock. Ed West and Maynard Drake will lead temple activities with the Chanters and wrecking crew aiding novices for the fall ceremonial on November 20. Perry Powell heads the drum corps leading the delegation.
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Khiva Temple
Mystic Shrine
Lubbock
South Plains
Portales Leaders At Aviation Meet Comment On Harvests
Portales N M C Green and Wayne Orendorff attend the Southwestern Aviation Conference in Amarillo. They report progress on the sweet potato and peanut harvest near Portales with an expected 160000 bushels of sweet potatoes and peanuts from 9000 acres. They note the Portales sweet potato dehydrating plant has moved beyond experiments and now yields stock feed, one of the nation’s early such plants. In botany annuals live one year biennials two years and perennials indefinitely.
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Southwestern Aviation
Amarillo
C. ©. Green
Public Utility Company
Wayne Orendorff
Chamber of Commerce
Portales
N. M
Green
Orendorff
Roemer Demonstrates Light Speed in Paris 1676
Ole Roemer in Paris in 1676 showed that light travels at a definite speed, a foundational finding in physics and astronomy.
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Ole Roemer
Paris
Visits Stirrat family friend from Springer New Mexico
Mrs. Esther Geyer Oakes of Springer New Mexico visits in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J A Stirratt at 1014 Taylor Street. Oakes is a life long friend of the Stirratts, all formerly of Las Vegas New Mexico before the Stirratts moved to Amarillo. In 1825 Sing Sing prison was known as Mount Pleasant prison.
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Stirratt
Esther Geyer Oakes
Springer, N. M
J. A. Stirratt
Taylor Street
Oakes
Stirratts
Las Vegas
N. M
Stirratt's
Amarillo
Sing Sing Prison
Mount Pleasant Prison
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White Landry
Meat Department
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Texas
Sno White
Maynard Drake
Globe-News
Ed Houck
Georgia Paper Shell Pecans
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Gripple King Pancake
Colorado
Mesa
Hallowe'en Pa
Riies
Galion
Jonathan
Ring
del Monte
Idaho
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Washington
Tee
Imperial
Aautoy Svc
KARO
Golden Light Coffee
Swan
T-Bone
Aaa
Lal
MR. Farmer
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